Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	197% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	309% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 21:09
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,122 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	197% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 275 Parallax 327 234% 296 fps	MRender 333 Gravity 239 Splatting 178 196% 250 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1172 1363 1426 1398 1347 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,306 Mixed 1,507 SusWrite 1306 429% 1,918 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 78.6 259% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 807 674% 970 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 410%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 681GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 472 473 474 472 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 467 Mixed 286 SusWrite 467 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 39.6 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 48.3 94% 185 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 399GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 80 83 84 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 64.3 Write 57.6 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 81.3 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,235x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,247x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16